\nA range of fun family activities will be staged from 10am-2pm in the amphitheatre at the eastern end of Foreshore Park with Parkour lessons, skate boarding activities on mobile ramps and giant inflatables to keep youngsters occupied (see full line up below).
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\n“Food, fun and entertainment will make up the Australia Day celebrations at Foreshore Park,” City of Newcastle CEO Jeremy Bath said.
\n“In addition to the Parkour, skate boarding and giant inflatables, the lunch time amphitheatre event will feature Brazilian dance by Capoeira Newcastle, the energetic youth band called – \u201cTwisted Tongues\u201d from Newcastle\u2019s School of Rock and African Beats by \u2018Bakoomba\u2019.”
\nAt 8.30pm, the fireworks postponed from New Year’s Eve will be let off from Stockton, offering a clear view right along the Newcastle Foreshore and from higher vantage points such the Obelisk.
\n“As soon as it is dark we will set off the fireworks which we had to postpone due to the wild winds and lightning that hit on New Year’s Eve,” Mr Bath added.
\n“Because we have only just received the necessary approvals for the fireworks, there isn\u2019t time to develop an associated event. However, Honeysuckle, Queens Wharf and Darby Street businesses will be trading so there will still be plenty of locations where people can grab a bite to eat prior to the fireworks display.
\nPort of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody said the revised date of 26 January\u00a0would enable the fireworks display above the working harbour to still go ahead.
\n“This is a significant year for the port, marking 220 years since the first commercial shipment in 1799,” Mr Carmody said.
\n\u201cThe port has grown to become an internationally-significant trade gateway integral to the economic prosperity of our region, state and nation.
\n\u201cIn the Lower Hunter alone, activity within the Port of Newcastle contributes $1.6 billion and 9,000 jobs per annum.\u201d
\nPublic transport\u00a0is\u00a0recommended on Australia Day, but the Wright Lane, Throsby carpark and The Mall carpark will all be free.
\nEarlier in the day, the City will welcome more than 120 new Australians in the annual Australia Day citizenship ceremony at City Hall, when Australia Day award winners will also be announced.
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\nThe City will mark 70 years since the Australian Government first introduced Citizenship into Commonwealth law in 1949.
\nJust seven men were sworn in as new legal citizens that year, swearing their allegiance to Australia from Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, Norway, Spain and Yugoslavia.
\nToday, Australia is one of the most successful multicultural nations in the world, having welcomed more than five million new Australian citizens to our shores.
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